Copycat apartment rental scams The apartment rental scammer copies postings from legitimate real estate websites and posts them on Craigslist after slightly altering them, usually featuring an ...

Sometimes searching for a rental home on Craigslist can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack. And identity thieves have allegedly found a way to throw a monkey wrench into the process.

For Darrin Fuchs, a Boise real estate broker, it’s not uncommon for one of his properties to be listed for rent on Craigslist. But there’s one catch — he didn’t create the postings. In fact, it has ...